As Europe faces an escalating public health crisis—driven by aging populations and the rising burden of chronic disease, the European Spas Association (ESPA) is championing a fundamental reform in European health strategy.
On September 30th, following World Heart Day, ESPA hosted high-level policymakers and stakeholders at the Press Club Brussels Europe. Our ambition is clear: to place natural remedies and medical spas at the core of...
Briefing on EU Life-Sciences strategy, prevention and health tourism
The role of spa medicine and natural remedies
Europe is entering a new era of prevention, longevity and lifestyle medicine — and medical spas have an essential role to play. At our high‑level Brussels briefing, we are honoured to welcome Dr Milena Angelova (EESC Rapporteur for the EU Life Sciences Strategy), MEP Daniel Attard (Rapporteur for the...
Dear Thalasso Working Group partners,
The HealthXchange Summit 2026 in Varna has come to an end. With more than 200 participants, we returned home with...
On 20 February, the first online knowledge exchange this year on the theme of Thalasso took place. ESPA board member Marlies Sobczak (Netherlands) and...
We recently spoke to Marlies Sobczak, project manager of ESPA’s Thalasso working group, who played a pivotal role in bringing the annual congress of the DHV to Norderney. Marlies provided valuable insight into the event and the activities of the Thalasso group.
